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NFL Power Rankings, Week 9: Ranking the best QB/HC duos thus far in 2026

Which QB/HC duos have stuck out thus far?
ByLou Scataglia
Bills quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Joe Brady
Bills quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Joe Brady | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
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6. Josh Allen/Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen, Joe Brady, and the Buffalo Bills are 6-1 and currently sit in the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and it's due to the high-powered offense. Buffalo ranks 1st in points scored per game, and it's impossible to do better than No. 1!

Allen is again playing out of his mind. He has a 101.1 passer rating and 11 touchdown passes in seven games. He has also added nine more touchdowns on the ground, so he is already at 20 touchdowns on the season. Allen is a generational player at his position and is very much still in the prime years of his career.

If the Bills falter this year, it likely won't be because of Allen. Brady has also adjusted rather nicely to being a head coach in the NFL. He probably didn't make the right hire at defensive coordinator, but the Bills also have some personnel issues on that side of the ball, which Brady hadn't had anything to do with leading up to this year.

It is hard to find many QB/HC duos in the NFL better at what they do than the two men in Buffalo.

5. Caleb Williams/Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears duo comes in at No. 5 in our power rankings. The Bears offense ranks 8th in points scored, and QB Caleb Williams has been outstanding this year. Williams has completed 70.9 percent of his passes for six touchdowns and just one interception.

While Williams has already missed time this year, he is playing the best football of his career. While head coach Ben Johnson is good at 'schemeing' guys open, Williams also has this uncanny playmaking ability that the position that not many of his peers have.

He has a lively arm and has been deadly accurate this year as well. With Chicago having a top-10 scoring offense and defense, you could easily argue that this team is the most complete in the sport.

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